遂宁二中高2016级第五期第一学月考试

1、遂宁二中高2016级第五期第一学月考试英 语 试 题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷注意事项：1. 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分：听力理解(共两节。满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第1节 (共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置

2、。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How much did the man tip the woman? A. $ 1. B. $ 10. C. $100.2. How will the woman go home? A. Walk B. Run. C. Drive.3. What meal will the speakers eat? A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Dinner.4. Who was at the door? A. The postman. B. The mans friend. C. The

3、womans brother.5. When will the tomatoes be ready? A. Right now . B. In two weeks. C. In three months.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍.听第6段材料，回答第6和7题。6. Where are the speakers? A. At a ho

4、tel. B. At a store. C. At a restaurant.7. How does the woman feel in the end? A. Excited. B. Sick. C. Scared.听第7段材料，回答第8和9题。 8. Who left the company? A. Lisa. B. Steve. C. Tim.9. What has the man been trying to do? A. Give up coffee. B. Go to bed earlier. C. Employ a new employee.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10

5、. Where is the man ? A. On a farm. B. In a restaurant. C. At a grocery store.11. What does the man like to put on his biscuits? A. Cheese. B. Peanuts. C. Honey.12. What does the man think of the biscuits? A. They taste bad. B. Theyre too big. C. They break easily.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。13. Who is Mr Taylo

6、r? A. A teacher. B. The parent of a student. C. The school headmaster.14. Why does the woman keep the curtains closed? A. She wants to get some sleep. B. It gets too hot in the classroom. C. Sunlight makes the children act wild.15. How long should the children be outside, according to the man? A. Le

7、ss than an hour. B. At least one hour. C. Half a day.16. What are the mans students like after they run around outside? A. They are quiet. B. They cant sit quietly. C. They fight with each other.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17. Where is the park located? A. In West Africa. B. In Southeast Asia. C. In South Ame

8、rica.18. What is true about the park? A. There are over 900 types of plants. B. Visitors cant get close to the birds. C. Theres a lot of room to walk around.19. How high is the waterfall? A. 30 metres. B. 50 metres. C. 100 metres.20. When does the All Star Bird Show start? A. At 9:00 a.m. B. At 5:00

9、 p.m. C. At 6:00 p.m. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen Rebecca Saxon was diagnosed with cancer at the young age of 27, she thought her life was over. But in her darkest hour, inspiration struck and she found a way of turning her disaster

10、 into advantage.Following her cancer treatment, Rebecca launched a successful business 'Something Blue Bridal Shoes，which is about wedding shoes for brides.Rebecca, from London, England, says: 'I started doing sketches of wedding shoes with blue soles when I was halfway through my cancer tre

11、atment. I had a hit a real low and was going through that whole "Will I live or die?" situation. But I decided that I was going to pick myself up and fight this cancer. The sketches were my release and the way I got through the many hours spent in a hospital room.“ I had no idea what was g

12、oing to happen to me. But I knew I had to be positive if I was going to overcome this treatment. I told myself this was not going to be the end for me. I decided to channel my negative feelings and start drawing.“I had always loved fashion and when I was younger. Several of my friends were getting m

13、arried at the time so weddings were very much in the air. So initially, I would be drawing designs for bridal gowns and other garments.“But then I started sketching wedding footwear - designing shoes with distinctive, blue soles which were super comfy too. I thought it would be a lovely way of integ

14、rating the 'something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue' tradition.“Drawing really helped me deal with my treatment. Rebecca was given the all-clear in August 2011.With the encouragement of her entrepreneur boyfriend, Mike Bandar, she then turned her dreams into her real

15、ity and set up 'Something Blue Bridal Shoes'. Each brand shoe from the collection has a blue sole, predicting the age-old tradition of what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck.21. How did Rebecca feel when she knew her illness first? A. Indifferent. B. Disappointed. C. Hopeful.

16、D. Curious.22. Rebecca specially designed shoes for . A. patients in hospital B. married couple C. brides in the wedding D. homeless people 23. What can we know from the passage? A. Rebecca designed shoes during her cancer treatment. B. Rebeccas boyfriend parted with her because of her cancer. C. Re

17、becca wanted to be a bride wearing the shoes she designed herself. D. Rebeccas friends wear Blue Bridal Shoes during the wedding.24. Whats the meaning of the underlined phrase “was given the all-clear”? A. gave up the treatment B. was announced incurable C. broke away from dangerous period D. was op

18、erated on againBForget wearing your heart on your sleeve. Its your hair that reveals what youre really like.If you want to show your goal-set side, go for a high ponytail. People with this hairstyle tend to be results-driven and logical, according to Jean Haner, a US expert in face reading who wrote

19、 The Wisdom of Your Face. When she first came out as an actress, Li Bingbings looks were often described as fragile, partly because of her long locks. But now, her polished high ponytail has convinced everyone that she is unstoppable and will go to any lengths to achieve her goals.Wavy hair is attra

20、ctive to many. But if you have curly hair and all you want to do is straighten it, this usually means your life is too chaotic（混乱） and you need to calm down. US singer Taylor Swift is a perfect example of this kind. By making hair straight, shes controlling its intensity and giving herself a sense o

21、f calmness, according to Cosmopolitan magazine. She may have decided to enjoy herself for a moment after all the ups and downs in her love life.Want to have more fun in your life? Curly hair may give you away. For those who have straight hair that is always curled, it can mean theyre craving for a m

22、ore interesting life. The theory is that curly hair is more interesting than straight hair and will lead to more exciting experiences. If you dont believe it, take US singer Beyonce Knowles case as an example. Her curly hairdo presents a more positive and fun image to the world.If you have a super s

23、hort wash-and-go hairstyle, you must be super confident. Miley Cyrus is one of those types. Long gone are the days when she was the lovely Disney star who had long wavy strands. Now she has a super short wash-and-go hairdo that is as rebellious as her personality. As she told E! Online, by keeping h

24、er hair short, she is speaking on behalf of girls everywhere, breaking the stereotype of more traditional hairstyles.25How does the author develop the passage?ABy giving examples BBy making comparisonCBy making assumption DBy quoting wise words26Whats the meaning of the underlined phrase “give you a

25、way” in para4？AStop you having funBShow your inner secretCBring more moneyDAttract more fans27According to the passage, we can infer .AHigh ponytail means being more logicalBTaylor Swift used to be a lovely Disney starCUS singer Beyonce Knowles likes straight hairstyleDLi Bingbing experienced ups an

26、d downs in her love life28If you want to show your super confidence, you are advised to have .Aa high ponytailBa straight hairCa curly hairDa short wash-and-go hairdoCI log onto a computer at the doctor's office to say I have arrived and then wait until a voice calls me into the examination room

27、.There, a robotic nurse directs me onto a device and then takes my blood pressure. Some time later, in steps the doctor, who is also a robot. He notes down my symptoms and gives me a prescription (处方). I pay for my visit using a credit card machine and return home without having met another human be

28、ing.When I call my dentist's office and actually get a human being on the line, I am thrilled. And when I see the introduction of yet more self-service checkout stations at the grocery store, I feel like shouting, "When it comes to cashiers, make mine human, please!"After all, human ca

29、shiers sometimes give you a store coupon (优惠券) for items you are buying. Even more than that, real-life cashiers often take an interest in particularly cute children, which can brighten a young mother's day. A cashier may also show compassion (同情)for an elderly person struggling to get that last

30、 penny out of her purse.What technological device would do any of this? I don't want to go back to the Stone Age, but I'm also worried about a world run by machines. Sometimes when you're chatting with someone, you discover things you need to know. Maybe a receptionist needs prayers said

31、 for a sick child. Maybe a salesperson can offer a bit of encouragement to a customer who is feeling tired.Machines can be efficient and cost-effective and they often get the job done just fine. But they lack an element so important to everyday life.Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart. It is s

32、omething no machine will ever have. It is being human that prompts us to smile at others, which may be what they need at that moment.29. Whats the authors purposes in writing the first two paragraphs? A. To indicate high technology can make our future life very easy. B. To describe a possible future

33、 scene where robots take control of our life. C. To warn readers of the possible dangers of robotic nurses and doctors. D. To predict how technology can affect the way we see a doctor in the future.30. Why does the author prefer being served by humans rather than by robots? A. Robots are indifferent

34、 and emotionless. B. Robots cant provide efficient services. C. Robots dont offer to give store coupons D. Robots are unable to do a job as well as humans.31. Whats the authors attitude towards machines? A. He wishes one day they would come to life. B. He is absolutely against their existence in his

35、 life. C. He doesnt like they get involved in his life too much. D. He is afraid they would take the place of human beings.DWhile you may think that being smart and talented would logically make someone successful in running a business, unfortunately, this is often not the case.This problem starts b

36、ack in school when the stressful “group projects” are first assigned .The smartest dont want to risk their grade in the class by dividing the work equally and hoping that art average student does his part well. They just take over and do the whole project themselves.And thus begins the smart-people

37、work cycle. The smartest people do just about everything better than most everyone else until it comes to running a business. They are not better; they are screwed. A smart person who cant stand someone else doing a job badly does everything himself. Then, he is stuck with the one-man band “job-busi

38、ness” and ends up not being able to grow. However, it is quite interesting and strange that some slacken are better suited to be a business leader than the “smart” people. The figured out early on to surround themselves with smart people who would do the work that they themselves dont want to do.Sma

39、rt and talented people often have a gift for the unusual, complicated or different. They dont like to follow the KISS principle (keep it simple, stupid), which is required to make a business succeed. Maybe you think the global presence of McDonalds complex, but in reality, in the company, every sing

40、le task is broken down into easy-to-follow steps and everything has been standardized. These successful companies have just a few smart enough people to run the majority of the tasks in a way that cant be screwed up by their average employees. So, being smart or talented isnt going to help you unles

41、s you can use those smarts to figure out a way to simplify those tasks that will make a business successful. Another issue with the smart people starting businesses is that they often have the most to lose. The smarter you are, the more options you have available to you. You will be able to make a l

42、ot of money in various fields and have room in your career to become promoted. This means that when you start a business, you have a lot more to risk than those who are not equally smart. This is often referred to as the “golden handcuffs” dilemma.So, dont be surprised when the person “MOST Likely t

43、o Succeed” from high school ends up as an employee and it is one average student that finds success in his or her own business.32. In group work, smart students often take over the whole project because they believe _.A. the work is not divided equally B. they can perform better than others C. the g

44、roup projects are too stressful D. average students are unwilling to participate 33. McDonalds is used as an example to prove that _.A. a business calls for smart peoples talent B. average employees can perform complex tasksC. smart people are important for a successful businessD. simplified tasks a

45、re required for the success of a business34. The underlined expression in Paragraph 5 refers to the situation where smart people _.A. have fewer options in a company B. risk more when starting business C. are unwilling to put money to a business D. can have a good income in many different fields35.

46、What is the best title for the passage?A. Potentials for Success B. Bases for BusinessC. The Ordinary Achieve Bigger Success? D. Talent Means Successful Business?第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Personalized ExerciseAs the start of every year, many of us promise ourselve

47、s that a certain number of times a week we will go to the gym or attend an exercise class. But finally many of us just struggle to fit exercise into our lives, or start off well and then give up. Why do we have a good plan at the beginning and fail to achieve it in the end? How can we deal with the

48、problem? 36 It is important to determine your motivation first. Are you mainly interested in de-stressing or in getting fitter? If your goal is relaxation, then ask yourself if you want to do it energetically. 37 If you have a calmer style, you can do something quite different. You could choose soli

49、tary exercise, such as walking the dog or doing some gardening. 38 There are quite a lot of them, such as walking and running groups, dance classes, etc. On your own, you could go horse riding or swimming, or just download fitness exercise programs and do it at home. 39 If you have free time at the

50、weekend, you could book some time with a personal trainer, who can come to your house, or you could meet him at the gym. If your life is not as regular, you could choose the next couple of minutes you have to try an exercise DVD, or put your running shoes on and run for any length of time.As you see

51、, everything counts when you are doing exercise. Whatever your lifestyle is, you will be able to have something that suits you. 40 Just sit down with a cup of tea, read this article again, and have a think about your options. Then finish the tea, get up, get going, and dont stop.A. Good exercise is

52、necessary for physical health.B. The key could be to find the right type of exercise.C. If it is fitness you are after, group activities will be suitable.D. Youd better create a personalized plan to get you into shape.E. In this case, a type of exercise based on boxing may be right for you.F. In oth

53、er words, you can always find personalized exercise by yourself.G. For people who are extremely busy, it is easier to fit exercise into daily lives.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The letter was a great disappointment to me.

54、 It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to41. I scanned the page, “. . . We had a great applicant pool this year. . . We cant offer spaces to42and place you on our waiting list. ”“What does it say, honey? ” my dad asked, his voice full of43for me.“I didnt get in, but Im on the waiti

55、ng list. ” “Well, at least it isnt44, ” he said brightly.“Yeah, but45, I dont want to be on the waiting list;I want to be46. No one gets in off the waiting list. Its a way of saying Thanks for47. ”“Then lets go out there and tell them so. ”“That sounds48, dad. ” I said sadly, “It doesnt work. ” Upset and annoyed, I49myself in my room. However, my fathers advice kept50in my head. I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the51that he was right. And the next day I seated myself across from Mr. Luis Soto, my admissions officer.“What can I do for you, Nacie? ” he ask